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July 2, 2012 12:42 PM
Iowa Learning Farms Hosts Pasture Walk July 11
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms will host a field day near Leon, beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. The field day will include a pasture walk at Triple C Farms and will focus on pasture improvement.

July 2, 2012 12:37 PM
Dickinson County CREP Wetlands Tour Is July 12
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are hosting a tour of Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in Dickinson County on Thursday, July 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

July 2, 2012 12:31 PM
Story County CREP Wetlands Tour Is July 10
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are hosting a tour of Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) wetlands in Story County on Tuesday, July 10, beginning at 10 a.m.

July 2, 2012 10:40 AM
Iowa 4-H’ers Raise $27,000 in Annual Campaign
Shelly Greving et al.

This year, 427 clubs raised more than $27,000 to support Iowa 4-H youth programs. The 4-H’ers for 4-H campaign is the largest and longest-running fundraising campaign conducted by Iowa 4-H members for 4-H members.

July 2, 2012 10:11 AM
Teams Announced for Iowa State Fair Culinary Challenge
Steph Ferguson et al.

Twenty-five teams of Iowa teens will compete in the 2012 Cook This! 4-H Culinary Challenge at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 12-14.

July 2, 2012 09:56 AM
11 Teams to Compete in 2012 Robotics Challenge at Iowa State Fair
Steph Ferguson et al.

Eleven teams of Iowa youth have been selected to compete in the 2012 Bratney Companies 4-H Robotics Challenge at the Iowa State Fair.

July 2, 2012 09:28 AM
Iowa 4-H Foundation to Host Central Iowa 4-H Golf Benefit
Albert Grunenwald et al.

The 16th annual Central Iowa 4-H Golf Benefit will be Monday, July 16, at the Hyperion Field Club in Johnston. This event benefits Iowa 4-H youth programs throughout the state.

June 29, 2012 02:12 PM
Iowa State Projects on Exhibit at Smithsonian Festival in Washington, D.C.
Christopher Weishaar et al.

Projects Iowa State University completed with 23 Iowa towns are featured in an exhibit on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., June 27 to July 1 and July 4-8.

June 29, 2012 12:29 PM
Few Spots Remain for Iowa Beef Producers Bus Trip
Joe Sellers et al.

The July 16-18 three-state bus trip for Iowa beef producers is nearly full, but organizer Joe Sellers said a few spots remain. Registration is $100 per person and must be made quickly to ensure a place on the trip.

June 28, 2012 01:37 PM
Worker Safety Training Available Online
Betsy Buffington et al.

New Worker Protection Standard training materials are now available online from the Pest Management and the Environment Program at Iowa State University in partnership with IDALS. The training materials provide the information required for training agricultural workers and early-entry workers.

June 28, 2012 12:53 PM
Iowa 4-H’ers Earn 2012 State 4-H Project Awards
Brenda Allen et al.

Recipients of the 2012 state 4-H project awards were recognized at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference on June 28. A state 4-H project award is the highest achievement 4-H’ers can receive in 4-H Youth Development project work through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

June 28, 2012 11:45 AM
Yard and Garden: Watering Plants
Richard Jauron et al.

Knowing when to water and how to water plants is one of the most important aspects of gardening and can make all the difference to the health of plants. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists answer questions about watering plants in containers, gardens and lawns.

June 27, 2012 03:17 PM
Celebrate USDA Heritage, Land-Grant Legacy
Cathann A. Kress

From June 27 through July 1 and July 4-8, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., will celebrate USDA’s heritage as well as the land-grant university legacy. The connections and partnerships that have flourished because of USDA and land-grant institutions like Iowa State University continue to have far-reaching impacts on quality of life.

June 25, 2012 10:29 AM
Extension CED Seeks Communities for Two-Year Partnerships
Abbie Gaffey et al.

Through a new program called Communities to Community (C2C), ISU Extension and Outreach will enter into partnerships with up to five Iowa communities in different areas of the state. The C2C program will offer a two-year schedule of bundled design, educational, business and leadership development services available through the Community and Economic Development unit and the ISU College of Design.

June 25, 2012 10:17 AM
Iowa Learning Farms’ Conservation Station Coming to Ames
Carol Brown et al.

Iowa Learning Farms’ Conservation Station is coming to the North Grand Farmers Market in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, June 30. It will be located at the north end of the JC Penney parking lot from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

June 22, 2012 10:01 AM
New Publication Illustrates Energy Used in Row Crop Production
Dana Petersen et al.

Each year, approximately three-fourths of Iowa’s farmland is planted with corn or soybeans. A new publication from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach shows the proportions of energy used to grow a typical corn or soybean crop in Iowa.

June 22, 2012 08:42 AM
Yard and Garden: Japanese Beetles
Richard Jauron et al.

Japanese beetles first emerged around the end of May in some parts of Iowa. As populations increase, gardeners around the state are asking how to deal with these very hungry garden pests.The good news, in eight weeks they will be gone.

June 20, 2012 03:23 PM
New High Tunnel Publication Describes Budgeting Strategies for Farmers
Linda Naeve et al.

Iowa farming may change forever with the increased use of high tunnels. These simple, plastic-covered, solar-heated structures offer many benefits to farming – some benefits that common row crop vegetable farming cannot provide. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has released a new publication that describes the cost benefits of high tunnel farming.

June 18, 2012 12:00 PM
June Webinar Discusses Living Mulch between Corn Rows Project
Carol Brown et al.

The Iowa Learning Farms’ June 20 webinar will feature Ken Moore, Iowa State University distinguished professor of agronomy. Moore will share the results of an ongoing Iowa State evaluation of perennial-established cover crops maintained between rows of corn.

June 18, 2012 10:58 AM
Iowa Learning Farms Hosts Field Day on Patch-burn Grazing
John Lundvall et al.

Iowa Learning Farms will host a field day near Kellerton beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 23. The field day will focus on the benefits of patch-burn grazing and the multi-state Restoration Ecology in Working Landscapes project.

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